Iron stand



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Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

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IRON STAND.

Application filed May 15,

This invention relates to an iron stand and one object of the invention is to provide a stand which may rest firmly upon an ironing board and hold an iron without danger of the iron slipping off the stand and dropping upon the floor or causing the cover Off the ironing board to be scorched.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the stand that it will be reversible and, therefore, may be placed upon the iron ing board with either end uppermost.

Another object of the invention is to provide an iron support which may be formed of sheet metal and, therefore, cheaply pro duced.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved iron stand Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the stand;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the separated end portions of a band forming part of the stand.

The iron stand includes upper and lower sections which are preferably formed of sheet metal. Each section includes a disk or body 1 which may be circular in top plan, as shown, or any other desired shape and is provided with a marginal wall 2 of sutficient depthv to retain the lower disk spaced an appreciable distance from an ironing board and prevent an iron placed upon the upper disk from sliding off the stand. Since the upper and lower sections are of duplicate construction, it will be appreciated that the stand may be placed upon the ironing board with either disk uppermost. The marginal edge portions of the walls are rolled outwardly and form beads 3 which extend circumferentially about the walls, as shown in Fig. 2. A sheet of asbestos 4 is placed between the disks and constitutes an insulation to prevent heat from being transmitted to the lower disk when a hot iron is resting upon the upper disk. In order to secure the disks in operative relation to each other, there has been provided a ring 5 formed from a strip of sheet metal of sufiicient length to extend about the disks with its end portions in overlapping rela- 1926. Serial No. 109,349.

tion to each other. The strip from which the ring 5 is formed is of greater width than the combined depth of the walls 2 and has 1ts upper and lower edge portions bent to form flanges 6 which project inwardly for overlapping engagement with the beads 3. From an inspection of Fig. 2, it will be readily seen that when the ring is secured about the disks the flanges 6 will have gripping engagement with the beads and the two disks will be prevented from moving out of proper relation to each other. The flanges 6 terminate in spaced relation to one end o1 the strip, as shown in Fig. 3, in order to provide an extension 7 which is covered by the overlapping other end portion of the stri and this extension 7 has a tongue 8 struck longitudinally thereform and bent outwardly and passed through an opening 9 formed in the other end portion of the band. Tongues 10 are cut from the band when forming the slot 9, and these tongues or lips 10 are bent outwardly to provide the slot with smooth edges and prevent the tongue 8 from being broken loose when it is clinched, as shown in Fig. 1. By having the iron stand formed, as shown, it can be very cheaply produced and when in use it will be very steady and will not be liable to tip over and allow an iron to slide onto the ironing board or drop upon the floor. It should be further noted that the iron will be held upon the stand by the upper wall and that the fabric covering for the ironing board will be well protected from the heat of the. iron as only the narrow lower flange 6 will rest upon the board and heating of the lower disk or stand section will be prevented by the insulation placed between the disks.

Having thus described the invention, we claim: 1

l. A stand of the character described, comrising superposed disks provided with marginal flanges extending in opposite direc tions, heat insulating material between said disks, and a ring fitting about said flanges and engaging the same to retain the disks in engagement with said heat insulating material.

2. A stand of the character described com- 5 ring forming band fitted about said flanges and having upper and lower flanges overlapping sald beads to prevent movement of the disks away from each other, and means for releasably securing the ends of said band together.

In testimony whereof We afi'iX our signatures.

JULIAN ANDERSON. ERNEST A. NELSON.

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